UTSA men ‘feel like they can win’ against top seed

UTSA men’s basketball coach Brooks Thompson said Wednesday night that his team won’t back down from the No. 1-seeded Louisiana Tech Bulldogs in the Western Athletic Conference tournament.

“Our guys are excited,” Thompson said in a telephone interview from Las Vegas. “We just got through with a spirited practice. They feel like they can win. I’m not saying they’re going to but they definitely feel like they can.”

No. 9 seeded-UTSA will play Tech on Thursday night in Las Vegas in the WAC tournament quarterfinals.

The Roadrunners practiced hard Wednesday afternoon, a day after knocking off the San Jose State Spartans 67-49 in the opening round.

Thompson said forward Jeromie Hill suffered no ill effects from taking a blow on his left knee late in the game against San Jose State.